Paris (AFP)
Dijon and Monaco won outside, respectively in Roanne (93-87) and Gravelines (79-63) on behalf of the 22nd day of the French Basketball Championship and put pressure on Villeurbanne in the lead.
The JDA and the Roca Team have 19 victories for three defeats, and Asvel, also 19 successes, will have to win Sunday afternoon on its Astroballe floor against Boulogne-Levallois (4:00 p.m.), in the shock of this day against the 4th (15 wins), to keep the Elite alone.
Behind this quartet, Cholet won Saturday at home against the promoted Orleans (70-67) and joined Bourg-en-Bresse, winner of Pau-Orthez the day before (84-62) in 5th place in the ranking.
Two weeks after thanking his coach Vincent Collet, Strasbourg finally ended the endless series of 13 consecutive losses in all competitions (seven in the Championship, six in the European Cup) to win against Limoges.
To do so, the players of the GIS still had to go through an extension to win 105 to 100 and give themselves some air on the relegation zone (9 wins against 6 on Gravelines, first relegation).
On the other hand, the gap with the 8th place qualifying for the play-offs is still two victories behind, since Le Mans won at home at Antarès 109 to 80 against Le Portel, more than ever the red lantern of Elite .
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